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As the first heat wave of summer plunges California into yet another wildfire season, some environmental groups are taking aim at a commercial fire retardant that most residents have grown all too ...

South Lake Tahoe (CBS13) – After the Caldor fire threatened to destroy South Lake Tahoe, neighbors are taking fire prevention to the next level. Shrinkwrapping their homes in tin foil and spraying ...

Insurance company uses fire retardant gel to protect homes from wildfires. Aug. 30, 2007 — -- Throughout the summer wildfires have threatened homes in the western United States, and now some of ...

The firefighter pulled the black hose down a hill. “Good?” she called out. “All the way down,” a voice responded. Brea Kirklen kept walking. Below her were the remnants of a homeless encampment in a ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Not long after the Palisades Fire ...